Go-cart.



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No. 680,049. Patented Aug. 6, 190i.

H. LEVI.

GO CART.

(Application filed Sept. 19, 1900.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY LEVI, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

GO-CART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Ij'atent No. 680,049, dated August 6, 1901. Application filed September 19, 1906- Serial. No. 80,454. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRY LEVI, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Go-Oarts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an improvement in go-carts having means whereby the back and foot piecescan be moved simultaneously or can be moved independently of each other.

It further consists of novel details of construction, all as will be hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of a go-cart embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of a portion of the mechanism on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of a detailed portion of the mechanism. Fig. 4 represents a sectional view on line m at, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a go-cart, the same having the body portion B and the running-gear C, which is of usual construction, and hence it is not necessary to further describe the same.

D designates the back piece, which is pivoted in the base E of the body portion B, and F designates the footpiece, which is pivoted to the body portion in the extensions G.

Secured to the running-gear of the go-cart is a bar H, having openings J therein at intervals, and mounted upon said bar is a runner or carrier K, having the opening L in one side thereof and having pivotally attached thereto the link M, the other end of said link being movably secured to the footpiece F.

' against which one end of a spring Vis adapted to bear, the other end being suitably secured to the carrier N. The opposite end of said 'rod R is mounted in a sleeve W, which is supported by a bar A, connected with the back piece D. The end of the rod carried by the sleeve W has attached thereto an eye or hook B, which is connectedwith the rod 0, the latter being connected by a lever D to a rod E, which is adapted to be locked to the back piece. A stop F is provided on the eye B and a stop G is vattached to the bar H to prevent improper movement of the carrier N.

The operation is as follows: The parts being in the position seen in full lines in Fig. 1, the pin S is in engagement with the openings P in the carrier N and with one of the openings J in the bar H and the parts are locked. In order to change the position of the back and foot pieces, the rod E is depressed and O is raised, which carries with it the eye B, and thus revolves the rod R in the sleeves W and Q. In turning, the rod R carries with it the pin S, which is thus removed from the opening P in the carrier N and from the opening J,with which it is in engagement. By pull= ing back the back piece D the carrier N will now slide upon the bar H, pushing the carrier K before it, and thus the back piece D can be lowered until the carrier N has moved its full extent on the bar H. It now it is desired to return the parts to the position seen in full lines in Fig. 1, the rod E is depressed and the rod 0 is raised until the hook T engages with the walls of the openingL in the carrier K, the pin S again being released or withdrawn from the opening P in the carrier N and from the opening J, with which it is engaged, and by pushing up the back piece the parts will again be in the position seen in full lines, Fig. 1. When it is desired to change the position of the back piece D without moving the footpiece F, it being understood that the parts are at their farthest extent on the bar H, the back piece D is raised, carrying with it the rod R to such a point that the hookT cannot engage with the wall of the opening L and carrier K. Should the pin S engage with any of the openings J on the bar, it will readily be seen that by depressing the rod E, which elevates the rod 0, said pin can be disengaged from the said opening J without the said hook T engaging the carrier K and the back piece moved up into any position desired as, for example, to the position seen in full lines in Fig. 1.

Having thus described my invent-ion, what ICO means for couplingand uncoupling said runners. I

2. In a go-cart,a body portion,a front-piece,

and a back piece pivoted thereto, a runner" connected with said back piece, a bar upon;

which said runner is mounted, a, runner conrunners in unison. v

3. In a go-cart, a body portion, a footpiece, and a back piece pivoted thereto, a runner connected with said back piece, arunner connected with said footp'iece, a bar upon which said runners are mounted, means for moving said carriers in unison, and means whereby said runners can be operated separately.

4. In a go-cart, a body portion,a back piece, afootp'iece',a bar suitably supported and hav ing openings therein, a runner connected with said back piece and mounted on said bar, a runner connected with said footpiece and mounted on said bar, a rod movably connected with said first-mentioned runner, a pin on said rod adapted to pass through openings insaid first-mentioned runner and said openin gs in said bar, and a hookon said rod adapted to engage with the second-mentioned runner in order to move the same.

5, Ina go-caraa body portion,a back piece, a footpiecepi'voted thereto, a bar suitably supported and having openings therein,a runner mounted on said bar, a rod having one end mounted in a sleeve on said runner, the

, other end mounted on a sleeve supported by said back piece, a pin on said rod adapted to pass through openings in said runner and through the openings in said bar, means for revolving said rod, a second runner mounted on'said bar and connected with said footpiece,

and a ho k on said ad pt t engage with an opening in said second runner.

nected with the footpiece and mounted on the same bar, and means for operating said 6'. In a go cart, a body port-ion,a front piece and a back piece pivoted to said body portio n,a runner connected with said back piece,

a runner connected with said front piece, means for supporting said runners on which "theyare adapted to travel, means for operating said runners in unison or separately, and

means for coupling and uncoupling one of said runners with said supporting means.

7. In a go-cart, a body portion, a back piece and a front piece pivoted to said body portion, a runner connected to-said front piece, a runner connected with said back piece,means on which said runners are adapted to travel and means on said second-mentioned run-ner for connecting and disconnecting the same with respect to said first-mentioned runner.

HARRY LEVI.

Witnesses: 7 WM. CANER WIEDERSHEIM, G. D. McVAY. 

